Element record MNT28822 - Undated Features near Sturton-Le-Steeple Quarry

Summary

Undated ditches and a pit recorded during a watching brief

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 80546 84711 (811m by 220m)
Map sheet SK88SW
District Bassetlaw
Civil Parish Sturton le Steeple, Bassetlaw

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Two ditches were recorded in this area, c.150m apart, with a small group of undated features c.160m further to the east, and comprising of a pit and three, north to south aligned ditches.

Approximately 250m to the east of these features were two more undated linear features. One ditch was c.56m long, 2.62m wide and 1.06m deep and orientated east to west. It contained a series of naturally formed fills. Truncating this ditch at the east end was a north to south orientated ditch with concave sides and a rounded base. Measuring at least 32m long by 2.5m wide and 0.76m deep, the north-south ditch contained four silty and clayey fills.


Tobin Raynor, 2017, Archaeological Watching Brief Report: Sturton-Le-Steeple Quarry, Nottinghamshire (Unpublished document). SNT6027.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • --- Unpublished document: Tobin Raynor. 2017. Archaeological Watching Brief Report: Sturton-Le-Steeple Quarry, Nottinghamshire.

Finds (0)

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Record last edited

Nov 5 2025 11:04AM

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